Programme Information

Golf – The Open

Sunday 19 July

12.50-7.00pm BBC ONE

• www.bbc.co.uk/golf

Gary Lineker presents live coverage as the 138th Open Championship from Turnberry draws to a close.

Twelve months ago, Padraig Harrington carded a fine round of 69 to claim his second successive Open title ahead of Ian Poulter. In doing so, Harrington became the first European to claim back-to-back titles in more than a century and only the 16th man to do so in tournament history.

With three-times champion Tiger Woods back in the field and looking for his first Claret Jug since 2006, it promises to be a thrilling climax to the third major of the year on the Ayrshire coast.

Today's coverage begins on BBC Two at 11am.

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Hope Springs Ep 7/8

Sunday 19 July

8.00-9.00pm BBC ONE

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As the new owner of the Hope Springs Hotel, Ann Marie wants a quick sale to fund her dream move to Edinburgh, as the quirky drama continues. But when she decides to sell up to a pair of flash city boys, the women hatch elaborate plans to prevent the purchase.

Relegated to living in the caravan, Ellie, Hannah, Shoo and Josie try to bury their resentment towards their boss, agreeing to work for an early pay day in exchange for being nice to the potential buyers – the flamboyant Flavio and his partner, David.

Irked by the city slickers' pushy presence, Sadie is enraged after the pair announce their plans to transform the hotel into a "destination restaurant". Knowing there will be no place for the locals under the new regime – and fearing the heart will be ripped out of the village if the hotel closes – the women devise a series of unfortunate incidents to show off the dirty side of country living.

However, they aren't the only ones with reservations about Flavio and David. Euan is horrified at the thought of the new owners and offers to outbid them, much to the delight of Ann Marie, who is happy to play along.

Ann Marie is played by Ronni Ancona, Ellie by Alex Kingston, Hannah by Sian Reeves, Shoo by Christine Bottomley, Josie by Vinette Robinson, Flavio by Paul Thomas Hickey, David by Jim Sturgeon, Sadie by Annette Crosbie and Euan by Alec Newman.

Hope Springs is also simulcast on the BBC HD channel – the BBC's High Definition channel available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

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Golf – The Open

Sunday 19 July

11.00am-12.50pm BBC TWO

• www.bbc.co.uk/golf

Gary Lineker presents early coverage of the final round of the Open Championship from Turnberry.

Englishman David Howell fired the round of the day from an early starting position last year. His three-under-par round of 67 saw him rise 57 places for an eventual equal seventh overall.

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MotoGP – Sachsenring

Sunday 19 July

12.50-2.00pm BBC TWO

• www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Suzi Perry introduces live coverage of round nine of this season's MotoGP championship from the Sachsenring circuit in Germany.

Last year, 2007 World Champion Casey Stoner dominated proceedings throughout the weekend. His victory from pole position gave Ducati their first win at the German venue and was also the 100th triumph by an Australian in the top class.

Valentino Rossi was another to excel on the 2.2 mile-long circuit, improving from seventh on the grid at the start of the race to take second place. This was enough to move him up to Championship leader in the overall standings.

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Finally, Sunday 4 January 2009 has arrived for the intrepid team – Ben Fogle, James Cracknell and Dr Ed Coats. The air is full of cautious anticipation as the competitors cross the start line of the first organised race to the South Pole since Scott and Amundsen's historic journey almost a century ago.

It's been an unrelenting ride just getting to this point and now the team must venture onto the Antarctic plateau where 480 miles of sheer hell lies ahead.

They start off incredibly well, setting a fast pace and actually leading the pack. However, within days, the relentless cold, the extreme race schedule and physical exhaustion start to take their toll.

James, the Olympic champion, struggles with severe blisters and the team must endure unexpected and dangerous crevasse fields. Their emotions start to run high as they tackle the treacherous journey. It's one of the hardest challenges of their lives and Ben, James and Ed begin to wonder if they stand a chance of even completing, let alone winning the race.

As they reach the halfway checkpoint, exhausted and near collapse, they have to face the real possibility of not being able to continue. James has deep blisters and a swollen face, his childhood asthma has returned and he has pneumonia in one lung. Will the race doctors let him carry on to the South Pole?

This programme is also available to view on the BBC HD channel on Monday 20 July at 8pm.

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ADULT SEASON
Young, Dumb And Living Off Mum

Sunday 19 July

9.00-10.00pm BBC THREE

• www.bbc.co.uk/adultseason

Jay prepares for the first weekly task in Young, Dumb And Living Off Mum

Continuing BBC Three's Adult Season, Young, Dumb And Living Off Mum follows a group of pampered young people, aged between 17 and 25, from various backgrounds, who have never held down a proper job. Dina, Orion, Danielle, Sean, Nicola, Jay, Rachel and Dogan are thrust into the adult world of responsibility, budgeting and hard work.

Each week, under the watchful eye of their parents, the contestants battle to stay in the competition and to win the chance of a round-the-world trip.

This week, the adolescents move in to their new shared home in London and take their first intrepid steps into the world of cooking, cleaning and fending for themselves. They make their first bold trip to the supermarket to stock up on essentials using their new limited budget.

Dogan's mum, Dawn, sets the first weekly task and the gang is split into two teams. They are sent to two top London hotels to work a 15-hour shift as chambermaids, cleaners, kitchen staff and waiters.

Tempers fray and tensions rise when tiredness begins to set in. Will the group complete the task and take their first steps towards self-sufficiency?

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Mark D'arcy and guests look at books analysing the credit crunch and the effects of the global financial crisis.

Mark's guests include: Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable, author of The Storm – The World Economic Crisis And What It Means; assistant editor of the Financial Times Gillian Tett, author of Fool's Gold – How Unrestrained Greed Corrupted A Dream, Shattered Global Markets And Unleashed A Catastrophe; and Newsnight's economics editor Paul Mason, author of Meltdown – The End Of The Age Of Greed.

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